Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fallsburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fallsburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fallsburg is located in Sullivan County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Fallsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fallsburg:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Fallsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Woodbourne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Fallsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Divine Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Glen Wild
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Neversink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Cooks Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Butternut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Arena ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Chiloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Rock Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Margaretville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fleischmanns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corbett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corbett is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Gregorytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Peakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Pea Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Port Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Pine Bush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuddebackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Searsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Washington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Finchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Huguenot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Spring Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Napanoch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wawarsing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Ben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Walker Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Kerhonkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ulsterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Dwaarkill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Millrift
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Matamoras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Masthope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Parkers Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Westcolang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Lackawaxen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Calkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fallsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fallsburg.
Cemeteries Near Fallsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fallsburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fallsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fallsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Fallsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- General Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Soldiers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Mongaup Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Furman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Fallsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fallsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Woodbourne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Fallsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dairyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dairyland is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Loch Sheldrake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hasbrouck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hasbrouck is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasbrouck
- Glen Wild
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Divine Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ulster Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Heights
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neversink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fallsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fallsburg.
Newspapers Published in Fallsburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fallsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fallsburg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fallsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fallsburg:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Pike County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fallsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fallsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |